Recognised as Colour
#A9ACA2
- #A9ACA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9ACA2 is a grey with RGB values 169, 172, 162 and HSL 78°, 6%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9ACA2#A9ACA2
HEX#A9ACA2
RGBrgb(169, 172, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6745, 0.6353
RGB percentages66.3%, 67.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(78, 5.7%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78, 5.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 5.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,119,778
CSS custom property--colour: #A9ACA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#56535D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5A2AC
Analogous#ACAAA2, #A4ACA2
Triadic#A2A9AC, #ACA2A9
Split complementary#A2A4AC, #AAA2AC
Tetradic#A2ACAA, #A5A2AC, #ACA2A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G172
B162
Red169 (66.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue78°
Saturation (HSL)5.68%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G AC · B A2
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